Practices & Regattas
High School Practices and Regattas
All sailors are expected to rig (set up) and derig (take down) boats for practice. Sailing teams focus on team racing, strategic and tactical training, and physical fitness. Drills performed at practice will foster experience to properly prepare a sailor for regattas. Many practices will include mini-races to offer sailors opportunity to try, fail and ultimately succeed at racing.
Spring Pre-season Open House: Sunday, April 3rd at 6 pm
Practice Schedule
Spring season: April 5th - May 12th
The group will be split into two practice sessions:
Practice #1: 4:00-6:00 pm: This practice is recommended for those sailors that drive themselves or have a ride to the lake right after school.
Practice #2: 6-8 pm. This practice is recommend for those sailors that have after-school activities that would otherwise prevent them from coming out early. It's also great for those working parents that need a bit more time to get to the lake.
The early group will rig up and be ready to sail at 4:15. The later group will get their chalk talk at 6 to set up the evening's drills, jump in the boats at 6:15, and be done no later than 8 pm.
Hoover Sailing Club also offers opportunities for students to join their Junior Race Team.
SPRING 2022 Sailing Event Schedule:
Coaches
Head Coach: Jamie Jones
Coach Jones has coached youth, high school and collegiate sailors for over 25 years. He’s currently the Program Director of Hoover Sailing Club’s Learn to Sail program, the Head Racing Coach for the Denison University Sailing Team and the Head Coach of the Central Ohio High School Sailing Association, comprising 11 local Central Ohio High Schools. In 2017, Jamie was recognized by US Sailing as its Outstanding Organizational Leader. Jamie was STEM Instructor Certified through US Sailing’s Reach program in 2014. He’s currently serving US Sailing as the Regional Training Coordinator for our area, as the Junior Championship Chair. He sits on the Community Sailing Committee providing guidance to all Learn to Sail programs in the Midwest. In 2017, Jamie was recognized by US Sailing as its Outstanding Organizational Leader and followed it up by winning the St. Petersburg Trophy for his work on the Ida Lewis Regatta at Mentor Harbor Yachting Club in 2018. Jamie has been STEM Instructor Certified through US Sailing's REACH program since 2014. He's currently serving US Sailing as the Regional Training Coordinator, the Junior Championship Chair and Regional Race Officer for our region.
Assistant Coach: Dave Alvarado
Our Head Summer Race Team coach also serves as our Assistant High School coach. Dave has been coaching young sailors off and on for the past 20 years. He's a US Sailing Level 3 Certified Coach, past Junior National Champion in the Interlake Class and a former high school sailor with Westerville North and collegiate sailor at Ohio State. Dave serves as the I-LYA Coach Rep guiding coaches all across our area.
Assistant Coaches: Jeff and Sean Peck
The brother duo of Jeff and Sean Peck grew up at Hoover Sailing Club in the early 2000's sailing Opti's, FJ's, 420s and Interlakes. Jeff was our Head Instructor in the youth program while Sean shifted his focus on teaching adults. After graduation, they returned to Central Ohio and joined our staff of instructors leading our adult programming for the past 8 years. Jeff and Sean have been coaching in our HS Sailing program for 5 years